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Ten days at half-staff after the death of the vice president, the chief justice or a retired chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, or the speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
Kitchens, seeking his third term, is the senior presiding justice and next in line to become chief justice.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
She was named the state's first woman chief justice in 2014.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
The race for chief justice features Jerry Lynch, a former federal magistrate, and Cory Swanson, an attorney with military experience.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
Kitchens, seeking his third term, is the senior presiding justice and next in line to become chief justice.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
She was named the state's first woman chief justice in 2014.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
The race for chief justice features Jerry Lynch, a former federal magistrate, and Cory Swanson, an attorney with military experience.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Chief justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chief%20justice. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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